Healthy Tip # 48
Welcome to a new category of my blog simply called ‘Healthy Tips.” Many times, when I write articles for various publications, I need to find sources for the story. Recently,…
Read more »Reversing Childhood Obesity
From Your Health Journal…..”Childhood obesity statistics are alarming. Twenty five million American children are considered obese, so this trend has to end. Sedentary lifestyle, along with poor eating, time spent…
Read more »Mouse Study Offers Clues To Obesity-Diabetes Link
From Your Health Journal…..”For years, we have seen a direct correlation between obesity and type 2 diabetes. Many years ago, type 2 diabetes was known as non-insulin dependent diabetes or…
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Guest Post – MIke Walters, Health And Wellness Programs That Every Company Should Be Offering To Their Employees
America is sick. Well, maybe not sick exactly, but certainly not healthy. We’re fatter than we’ve even been, which has led to increases in a number of related problems, such…
Read more »Gulp! The High Cost Of Big Soda’s Victory
From Your Health Journal…..”So, some big soda companies paid an awful large amount of money to stop a tax hike on purchasing soda – the measures would have added a…
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Guest Post – Derek Whitney, Technology That Can Help You Live A Better Life
Taking care of yourself is tough in a busy and sleepless digital world. Especially if you have a desk job, it can seem that technology conspires to keep you tired…
Read more »Childhood Obesity Spikes, Alabama P.E. Instructors Fight Back
From Your Health Journal…..”Kudos to the Alabama school systems for taking steps towards teaching children about healthy lifestyle in their physical education classes. PE is such a vital part of…
Read more »The Role Model In You – Sara Sherrell, Mommy Blogger
As part of the new web series, The Role Model In You — here is the most recent interview. The Role Model In You series discusses how individuals were influenced…
Read more »Less Screen Time Fights Childhood Obesity
From Your Health Journal…..”A decade ago, experts were worried about all the TV time kids spent being sedentary – – to the tune of 2-4 hours a day. Now, 10…
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Guest Post – John Chandley, Is Your Office Damaging Your Health?
According to recent data from the CDC, more than one-third of U.S. adults (35.7%) are obese and 17% of American children are obese. The CDC also noted that “Obesity-related conditions…
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